This Month's Headlines:

Editor's Letter
 

May is the month of remembrance in historic Gettysburg. To help you commemorate this exciting month, we at The Gettysburg Experience are eager to bring another selection of historical articles, delicious spring recipes, and our updated Calendar of Events – all beginning on page 11 of this issue.  Read More >

   

 

Victory in Europe: An 80^th Anniversary

Eighty years ago, a significant step toward world peace was achieved. On May 7, 1945 Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies, with all hostilities to cease by midnight, the beginning of May 8.

           

World War II had not yet ended for the Americans, as they had to still grapple with Japan in the Pacific. The victory in Europe, though, had at long last arrived.

           

From the day of the surprise attack by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor to the day of the Nazi capitulation, forty-one months of war had passed for the Americans. After Pearl Harbor, Hitler, an ally of Japan, had declared war on the United States. >Read More

Saying Goodbye to Lincoln

The tragic way in which Abraham Lincoln met his end changed America in a way that even the Civil War had not. The ubiquitous belief and faith in the good of mankind, a philosophy embraced by Lincoln himself, was shaken when John Wilkes Booth shot the President during the play “Our American Cousin” on the night of April 14, 1865. Lincoln died, without ever regaining consciousness, the next morning. 

The assassination of Lincoln proved yet another terrible ordeal for the American people, after four years of devastating war.  >Read More

Memorial Day in Gettysburg

Gettysburg has, for many years, been the ideal place for remembering those who came before us. The historic crossroads town was one of the first to commemorate the fallen, known then as Decoration Day, beginning on May 30, 1868. From the humblest of those among the citizenry to Commanders-in-Chief, millions have cumulatively visited Gettysburg for Memorial Day.

           

On May 5, 1868, General John A. Logan, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic issued General Rule #11:

           

“The 30^th of May, 1868 is designated for the purpose of strewing flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land. In this observance, no set form or ceremony is prescribed, but posts and comrades will in their own way arrange such fitting services or testimonials of respects as circumstances may permit.”¹ >Read More

The Soldiers Monument

The National Cemetery at Gettysburg was the first of its kind in the world. Dedicated in 1863, where Abraham Lincoln gave his immortal address to remember the many who fought and died at Gettysburg, the cemetery was not yet complete. The burials from the Gettysburg slain were not yet all located, nor was the landscaping finished. >Read More

Editor's Corner:  The Latest Scams

As our technology advances, so do the scams. In an attempt to protect our readers from criminals who tirelessly attempt to empty our bank accounts and steal our identities, we wanted to alert you to some of the latest ones.

           

Hacking Email Accounts: A few weeks ago, as we were preparing to go to press, an alert popped up on the desktop, informing us that our internet was about to shut down due to an error that needed fixing immediately. Since we were hours from going to press and needed our computer for that purpose, my husband, unfortunately, panicked and clicked on the link. The next morning, we received no less than forty phone calls or texts asking us why we needed money and which daughter was a victim of the fires in LA. (We have no children living in California.)  >Read More

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